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Hockley County

county in Texas, United States
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Hockley County

Summary

Hockley County is a county of Texas[1]. It draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_texas category, ranking #106 of 258).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hockley County is located in Texas[3].
  • Hockley County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Hockley County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[5].
  • Hockley County's capital is recorded as Levelland[6].
  • Hockley County's shares border with is recorded as Lamb County[7].
  • Hockley County's shares border with is recorded as Lubbock County[8].
  • Hockley County's shares border with is recorded as Terry County[9].
  • Hockley County's shares border with is recorded as Cochran County[10].
  • Hockley County's shares border with is recorded as Yoakum County[11].
  • Hockley County's shares border with is recorded as Bailey County[12].
  • Hockley County's shares border with is recorded as Hale County[13].
  • Hockley County's shares border with is recorded as Lynn County[14].
  • George Washington Hockley is named after Hockley County[15].
  • Hockley County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Levelland[16].
  • Hockley County's Commons category is recorded as Hockley County, Texas[17].
  • Hockley County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[18].
  • January 1, 1876 marks the founding of Hockley County[19].
  • Hockley County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.61, 'lon': -102.34}[20].
  • Hockley County's official website is recorded as https://www.co.hockley.tx.us/[21].
  • Hockley County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hockley County, Texas[22].
  • Hockley County has a population of {'amount': '+22935'}[23].
  • Hockley County has a population of {'amount': '+22838'}[24].
  • Hockley County has a population of {'amount': '+22969'}[25].
  • Hockley County has a population of {'amount': '+23150'}[26].
  • Hockley County has a population of {'amount': '+23530'}[27].

Body

Geography

Hockley County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Texas[3].

Physical Characteristics

Hockley County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2353'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+22935'}[23], {'amount': '+22838'}[24], {'amount': '+22969'}[25], {'amount': '+23150'}[26], {'amount': '+23530'}[27], and {'amount': '+23433'}[29].

Designation and Status

Hockley County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1876 marks the founding of Hockley County[19]. George Washington Hockley is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

Hockley County draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_texas category, ranking #106 of 258).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Texas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . tshaonline.org. tshaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1807906
    Umls cui → C3829677
    Obo gazetteer id → 22222665
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Texas
    Official website → https://www.co.hockley.tx.us/
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Levelland
    Instance of → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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